Role: Speech Pathologist – NSW/ACT

Location: Alexandria, NSW

Employment Type: Part-time (22.8 hrs per week)

We’re Goodstart – Australia’s largest provider of early learning and care.

As a not-for-profit social enterprise, we exist purely to improve outcomes for children and their families. With over 16,500 Goodstarters across nearly 700 centres supporting more than 70,000 children, we’re committed to giving every child the best possible start in life.

Our Role:

As a Speech Pathologist in NSW/ACT within our Social Impact and Inclusion team, you will play a vital role in supporting children’s communication, emergent literacy and social development within early learning settings.

Working in partnership with Centre Directors, Educators and families, you’ll deliver early intervention strategies and build capability within centre teams to create communication-rich learning environments.

Your Impact:

In this role, you will:

• Work collaboratively with educators to support children’s communication and developmental needs
• Coach and build capability of centre teams to identify and respond to developmental concerns
• Provide evidence-informed guidance to enhance teaching, learning and inclusive practices
• Support families through engagement, referrals and access to community and allied health services
• Facilitate multi-agency collaboration to ensure holistic support for children and families
• Contribute to early intervention strategies that improve outcomes across communication, literacy and social development

What Goodstart can offer you:

• Vehicle allowance, Laptop and Phone
• Flexible work arrangements giving you choice about when and how work will be done in order to better manage your work and non-work needs
• Not-For-Profit Salary Packaging benefits which reduce your taxable income to increase take home pay
• Access to discounted childcare (up to 15%)
• Fitness Passport - access to gyms and pools for you and your family at a heavily discounted price
• Discounted health care and access to employee wellbeing program with BUPA
• Exclusive discounts on travel, gym memberships, Apple and Dell products, and more.
• Free annual flu shot (optional)
• Option to purchase extra leave for even greater work life balance  
• First Nations Support and Cultural Leave
• Work for a company that has an aspiration to be globally recognised for early years practice and learning outcomes
• Gain significant investment in your growth and development with support, tools, training and experiences that will truly enhance the progress and outcomes for children in their earliest years.

You’ll bring to the table:

Essential

• Tertiary qualifications in Speech Pathology
• Strong understanding of child development (birth–5 years)
• Experience working with young children and families, ideally within early childhood or community settings
• Ability to coach, influence and build capability in educators and stakeholders
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Current Working with Children Check

Desirable:

• Experience in early childhood or allied health settings
• Knowledge of referral pathways and community services
• Experience in coaching or mentoring others

How to apply

Click ‘Apply Now’ and submit your application.

We review applications as they are submitted. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible for your best chance to progress to the next stage of the process.

Have a question? Contact our Talent Acquisition Team via email recruitment@goodstart.org.au

At Goodstart we are deeply committed to Reconciliation and encourage Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people to apply. For further information and support email deadlycareers@goodstart.org.au

If you are a placement agency or external recruiter, please refrain from submitting resumes to Goodstart unless you have a signed staffing agency agreement with us. Goodstart will not be responsible for or pay any placement fees for candidates submitted by agencies that are not approved suppliers. Any resumes received from agencies or external recruiters without an agreement will be reviewed by Goodstart and may be shared with our internal recruiting team for their reference.

Supporting our people and protecting our children

We’re an equal opportunity employer that is proud of our inclusive and diverse work environment. We know that Goodstarters from diverse cultures, backgrounds and experiences strengthen our teams and help us grow. We’re also deeply committed to Reconciliation and creating an environment where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People feel a strong sense of belonging and connection.

Safety is our priority and we will take any action necessary to ensure that all children can feel safe and be safe, and are safeguarded from abuse, neglect and harm. As a Child Safe Organisation, all of our candidates must have or obtain a valid working with children check.